May 2021 - Page 4 of 9 - Lawwatch : Legal Resources for Advocates

Parents & Senior Citizens: Their Maintenance & Welfare

By K Rajasekharan 23 May 2021Civil Cases & Proceedures, Matrimonial and Maintenance Cases

The parents and senior citizens, who are neglected by their children, can now claim need-based maintenance from their children. This is claimed on the strength of the law - Maintenance & Welfare of Parents & Senior Citizens Act, 2007. It is legally binding on children or relatives to look after the elderly.

Need for Strengthening Subordinate Judiciary

By K Rajasekharan 23 May 2021Articles, Constitutional law

Strengthening subordinate judiciary – consisting of district and below level courts – is a much needed but grossly neglected reform. It has the potential to address the ever increasing problems…

Lok Adalats & Legal Service Authorities

By K Rajasekharan 23 May 2021Constitutional law

Introduction Lok Adalat means people’s court. It is an Alternate Dispute Redressal (ADR) mechanism periodically being conducted under the stipulations in the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. The legal services…

Liquor ban on Highways: A Judicial Extra vaganza

By K Rajasekharan 23 May 2021Constitutional law

The Supreme Court’s (SC’s) ban of liquor sale within 500 meters of national and state highways is a classic case of unwarranted judicial law making and flagrant violation of the…

Keshavananda Bharati Case

By K Rajasekharan 23 May 2021Articles, Constitutional law

The Supreme Court (SC) judgment in the Keshavanand Bharati case (Keshavananda Bharati v State of Kerala: AIR 1973 SC 1461), delivered exactly 47 years ago on 24th April 1973, stands out in Indian legal history as a beacon light.

Justice Karnan Episode Foregrounds the Need for Holistic Judicial Reforms

By K Rajasekharan 23 May 2021Constitutional law

Introduction Leaving aside the flamboyant drama surrounding the issue what Justice Karnan episode foregrounds is the urgent need to save Indian judiciary from its multiple organ failure through a set…

Mastery of Language: The Advocate’s Essential Tool

By K Rajasekharan 23 May 2021Articles

For an advocate, no tool is more crucial to professional success than a mastery of language. While this principle applies to any profession reliant on words, it is especially true in advocacy, where both written and spoken language play a decisive role. Given that a vast body of legal material is in English, this article will focus specifically on an advocate's command of the English language.

Laws governing Indian Citizenship

By K Rajasekharan 23 May 2021Constitutional law

Introduction The people in Indian Territory are divided into two categories: citizens and non-citizens. Indian Constitution provides distinct rights for citizens and non-citizens. In fact citizenship defines the relationship between…

Partition: Its Law, Principles & Practices

By K Rajasekharan 23 May 2021Property & Succession

Partition is the division of jointly held properties, along with the associated rights, into different portions and delivery thereof to the respective persons. In partition the joint ownership comes to an end and the respective parties are vested with the eligible shares.

The Necessity of Developing Legal Drafting Skills

By K Rajasekharan 23 May 2021Articles

A lawyer needs to write a lot compared to any other professional. Writing is a skill which anyone can acquire. Without good drafting skills no lawyer can survive. Writing is not just confined to constructing grammatically perfect sentences, with proper spelling and punctuation. It is much more than that.